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#RigaICCE Intwrnational Conference on Circus Education, Riga On Thursday the 12th of April 2018 the International Conference on Circus Education was held at Latvian Academy of Culture’s Theatre House of LKA in Riga, Latvia. Organised by Baltic Nordic Circus Network, Riga Circus, Manegen and Latvian Academy of Culture. Speakers presenting at the event were Anne-Mette … Continue reading #RigaICCE International Conference on Circus Education, Riga

BNCN Member CircusInfo Finland informs about a project they're involved with where we, as a wider community can help... Circus Arts Research Platform needs your help to update information on circus collections and research in the Baltic–Nordic region CircusInfo Finland, Centre national des arts du Cirque (France), École Nationale de Cirque (Canada) and Circuscentrum (Belgium) have joined forces … Continue reading CARP / Circus Arts Research Platform

12th April, Riga, Latvia With the launch of Riga Circus to a National Centre for Circus Education in the Latvian capital, circus education in the Baltic region is set to spiral and increase in significance in the coming years. The neighbouring Nordic countries have a wealth of experience in different areas and levels of circus education … Continue reading International Conference on Circus Education in Riga 12th of April

There is a new exciting initiative on the horizon hosted by our Baltic friends at Riga Circus, in Latvia. On the 12th of April the will be an International Conference on Circus Education in Riga, the Latvian Capital and it will be open to the public, sector professionals, artists and politicians. Registration and further details … Continue reading SAVE THE DATE – 12th of April

On the 1st of December BNCN Coordinator joined Silence Festival high up north in Luleå in Lapland to take part in a seminar about new High North Collaborations for arts organisations across cultural sectors in Lapland. The day was organised by Finnish Arts Promotion Centre in Luleå at Resurscentrum för Konst i Norrbotten. Presentations from … Continue reading High North Collaboration

Our latest members meeting took place in Stockholm in conjunction with Subcase Nordic Circus Fair. The place to be if you want to discover Nordic Circus. 24 people from 16 organisations attended meetings and activities together to network, discuss strategy and receive updates on the networks activities moving into 2018. It was quite an intense … Continue reading Members Meeting in Stockholm Nov

The Swedish Arts Council has spent 9 months mapping Swedish Circus to present a report to the Swedish government with recommendations of improvements of support that the sector desperately needs. The Report in Swedish is around 70 pages, and today a summary in English has been released. Practitioners, organisations, independents have all been asked to … Continue reading Swedish Arts Council Mapping of Circus

The first week of November BNCN attended our first Circostrada meeting in Ljubljana in Slovenia. BNCN are joining Circostrada to directly take part in the planning of the advocacy workgroup. BNCN wants to highlight the Baltic Nordic agenda on European level. The coordinator attended two work sessions in order to contribute to the planning of … Continue reading Advocacy connections